Question

What does the fraction 5/6
mean? Show how can it be written using division

Answer 1

Explanation below, but in short, a fraction means to divide the top/left number by the bottom/right number. It means to divide 5 by 6.

5/6 = 0.83333333...

Why is this? This is because a fraction simply means to divide the numerator (the top/left number) by the denominator (bottom/right number). So 5 ÷ 6 = 0.83333333... in decimal form.